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2014 Ford Mustang Roush Stage 3 We just got this incredibly low mileage two owner Roush Stage 3 in and it is gorgeous. If you arent familiar Jack Roush and his Stage cars below is blurb on what to expect. This one has less than 4K miles and is immaculate. Take a look at the pics and the video and make sure your speakers are on when this one starts up...but not too loud Its hard to do anything but love the basic goodness of the Ford Mustang. Its brutally simple reci pe ensures not only lots of old-fashioned fun behind the wheel, but also an enormous aftermarket that can, for a price, one-up the factorys effort with greater style and performance. Roush Performance in Plymouth Township, Michigan, founded by racing icon Jack Roush, here is the most extreme turnkey pony car Roush offered through select Ford dealers, complete. It includes the cosmetic and suspension mods of Roushs lesser Stage 1 ($4500) and Stage 2 ($7950) kits, along with more power under the hood. The centerpiece of the $17,000 Stage 3 upgrade is an Eaton TVS supercharger that huffs eight psi of boost into the otherwise stock 5.0-liter V-8. The company says thats enough to increase horsepower from 420 to a tire-shredding 575, with the bulk of the gain found near the engines 6750-rpm redline, with torque rising from 390 pound-feet to 505 So what else do you get with the Stage 3? For starters, you get 67 badges, stickers, and ornaments with the word Roush or the companys signature R on them. You also get aggressive body extensions, a Boss 302 style X-brace where the rear seats used to be ($1975), and a barrel-chested exhaust system ($525) that rattles eardrums like machine-gun fire in a drainage pipe. Roush does not do stealth. Also included in our car are the additional $3415 in special upholstery and Roush-themed interior upgrades, Overall comfort from the chairs is good and made better by a well-controlled ride, light clutch effort, and a slick manual shifter. FEATURES Powered is derived from the original 4.6 Modular V8 with an Eaton Super Charger w/inner cooler that really pumps up the power All those ponies are reined in by a stout 6 speed tranny with the Roush Short Throw Shifter Roushs massive 20 inch forged-aluminum, chrome-plated five-spoke wheels. Tires are Cooper RS3-S 275/35ZR20 with plenty of tread left Brembo four-piston brake calipers that big 14-inch-diameter rotors Roush further ponies up with its seven-piece Aerobody Kit, lower valence foglights, racing stripes, and Roush emblems The correct and original Black Clear Coat paint is fabulous Inside you will find a leather interior in Ebony with Red stitching and Stage 3 highlights embossed in great shape There is an aftermarket stereo in the dash with navigation the utilizes the original Shaker speaker locations The interior features embroidered sport leather seats, a special white-face gauge cluster Roush pedals and carbon fiber trim on the dash and console The odometer reads just under 4k miles The dash is arrayed with full factory instrumentation and Jack Roushs distinctive autograph While the interior is comfortable for all, the driver seat is still the best seat in the house Under the hood is clean and detailed and adorned with another Jack Roush autograph There is a complete Roush exhaust system that simply sounds awesome When it comes to tuning a Mustang nobody does it like Jack